Initiative: EA game. "Grow that Nub!"
 

Here is the game link.

This is an early age game with a more relaxed pace- we'll start at 36h/turn then quickly move to 48h or more once year two arrives. Players are expected to be a mix of newbs, intermediate and more experienced players. There aren't a lot of Vets playing on these boards but we'd ask you to kindly excuse yourself from playing in this game if you consider yourself a veteran.


This game is meant to launch the one Parone referred to in this post. In the interest of getting Parone’s game started, I took it upon myself to co-administer with him and to get the settings published. I assume this is fine with Parone but if its not, then we can arrange something.



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Game Info

• Administrators: Immaculate and Parone (if he agrees)
• Name: Initiative
• Players: 8-13 (depending on sign-ups)
• Schedule: 36h quickhost to start, moving to 48/72/beyond as needed –We are aiming for a more relaxed pace.
• Mods: CBM 1.92 w/ ettin fix http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=804194
• Map: Streamlands, Realm of Roaring Rhinoes, or another wrap-around balanced map with approximately 12-14 provinces per player.

Game Settings

• Age: Early Age
• Independent Strength: 5
• Research: Standard
• Magic Sites: Default for the age
• Money: Default
• Resources: Default
• Supplies: Default
• Random Events: Default
• Re-naming: On
• Score Graphs: Off
• Hall Of Fame: 15

Diplomacy:
Machiavellian.
Trades are binding.

Nothing else is. You play by your word. Please do not allow personal grudges from other games to influence your decisions and do not allow the events of this game to influence you in other games.

House rules:
Usual stuff, common sense applies here. No bogus orders, no lab-flooding or invisi-sieges, etc. If newer players have any questions about this section, they should mention their concerns. Note that with this mod the free ettins should not be a concern (thank you Shard for your insightful and much appreciated comment)


IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NEWER PLAYERS: please DO NOT set yourself to AI without prior approval. if for whatever reason you're unable or unwilling to continue playing, either find a sub or just make a post in this thread saying you have to bow out - it takes the same amount of time, and prevents the rest of the community from hating you forever.


Nations [11/8+]

1. Curtadams – Helheim (not your forge b*tch- not now- not eva!)
2. Mars76- Maverni (The real real real terror!- master enslave without communion- how is that possible?)
3. Parone- Sauromatia
4. Immaculate- Lanka (very cuddly- lets be friends)
5. Tratorix- R'leyh (the REAL terror!)
6. KeithZ- C'tis (if you're into that sort of thing i guess)
7. Kungfoo- Mictan (WATCH OUT!)
8. Austen- Caelum (zap!)
9. HoleyDooley- Agartha (thanks)
10. Frost- Pangaea
11. Samhain- Abyssia
    

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Just to let you know: I would like to play Machaka, but I dont have time.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Its an EA game...

(first time i ever faced you you were playing Machaka. I tried to sue for peace and you didn't go for it. We were both really newbs then though.)

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Game Settings

Age: Middle Age


Might need to edit that to reflect EA.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Claiming Vanheim.

Edit: Actually, are water nations allowed? If so I'll take Rl'yeh instead.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

C'tis please.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Sue for peace? You were attacking relentlessly over that isthmus with your hydras. I think you meant to say you were trying to enforce peace where I would not exist at all :D

However, unlike you, I am noob still. But, it says MA in the OP.

Well have good game!

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

I like the settings!

Umm, I'll join, probably as Mictlan.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

@HoleyDooley and Anaconda regarding age of the era:
...Doh! sorry.

@Anaconda regarding peace and experience:
I don't consider you a newb anymore... its impossible. You've played more than 8+ games i am sure.

@Tratorix:
I got you down as R'leyh...

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Thanks. Also, a "watch out" for Mictlan and none for Lanka? Someones getting an early start on diplomacy here. ;)

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

*nods*

The real terror is R'leyh of course. Freespawn mindblasters.... We (collective we) must end the threat once and for all... :P

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

I`ve seen a version of CBM with fixed "free ettins" bug somewhere... Oh, HERE it is.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

So you mean like the one i referenced here too?

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Sorry, didn`t notice. :)

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

THE real terror is Maverni. Good recruit-everywhere sacreds with +4 str from 0-research national holy spell, Gifts from Heaven spam, Ring of Wizardry from national mages, Master Enslave without communion... Add some Air, a little bit of Death, maybe a bit of blood for sacrifice and boots- and watch the slaughter.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

This is prob a bad idea, but I want to try EA Caelum

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

how to master enslave without a pretender or a communion? that rod artifact?


Austen- confirmed as EA Caelum- ZAP!

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

10% shot at an s4 druid, which with skullcap/ros/crystal coin/crystal shield/northern star/gems might actually allow you to get under 200 fatigue :p

they also have a really small (0.25% I think?) shot at an s5 druid, and there's always the dimensional rod. ofc using all those boosters means your penetration will suck, so I think I'd rather just commune for master enslave, personally.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Why bother with fatigue? Cap, coin, shield, eye of the void, rune smasher. A ramdom guy with Banner of the northern star. Cast master enslave with 4 penetration turn 1 and watch half of enemy`s army slaughtering another half. Your caster may, as well, pass out from fatigue after casting.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

800 fatigue spell, need to get it below 200 to cast it, no?

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

You can never get more than 200 fatigue from casting one spell.

(So, s4 + 2 boosters, + power of the spheres, light of the northern star gives s8. So then you can cast it, lets say the mage already has 20 + 25 fatigue from casting booster spells. After one mass enslave the mage gets 245 fatigue, which is 45 over 200 so 5 damage).

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

I would like Abysia please.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

No.
If you cast it in communion - you get 800 fatigue + penalty from insufficient paths (so you need a BIG communion, or slaves die). Or you cast it by a single druid/illithid/pertender and get just 200 fatigue.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Cool, that does work! I did not know that - for some reason I thought the AI just wouldn't cast a spell that would put you over 200 fatigue. I was wrong! :D

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Agartha thanks.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

immaculate, huge thanks for the hand. i meant to redo the first page, but been working working working.

hey hooley and austen(jeez, austen the super raider with ea caelum? ouch) glad to see you guys.

is sauromantia left? i'd take a shot with them. im usually ulm, i guess i should try someone who doesn't rely completely on armor.

thanks again immaculate.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Working parone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10 to 1 you were just horsing around....lol.

Damn I'm funny.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

K- i'll set up the game tonight with however many players we have. We have enough. Don't forget to download the mod everyone.

Parone: i'll PM you the password.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Yeah, that is true, slaves can get higher than 200 fatigue.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Wow, Agartha? Now THAT'S an overpowered ea nation. I mean, have you SEEN boulder throwers? ;p

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

LOL.

Kungfoo, you owe me one keyboard... Coffee!

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Bolder throwers are OK, if you remember, that Agartha has no other decent units.
Darkness on 20 PD, on the other hand... Nobody should be effetively immune to rush, period.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

I'm sorry but you are wrong with boulder throwers, Agartha is UNDEFEATABLE. I would ban the nation until further notice.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

a guy named frosted on IRC wants to join but his account isn't activated here yet. could you hold him a spot? he'd take Pan

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Given the intense dislike of Agartha, I'll switch to Abysia.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Pretty sure we're being facetious and mocking another thread, HoleyDooley. :D You're free to play whomever you want from my standpoint.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Ah, okay...lol......don't want to be seen swimming against the current.

I'll leave the decision to Immac...actually the two races I want to play are Agartha and Pan, purely to have fun pretenders relatively early on as opposed to the boring rainbow I'll have with Abysia.

HD

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Hmm, my post requesting Abysia seems to have been overlooked. Either that, or Immaculate feared my legendary mad skills and chose to reject me based on the "no pros" requirement. :)

No hard feelings though. I was debating if I had the time. If RL gets busy, it was a blessing. If not, I'll catch the next game that looks interesting.

Good luck and have fun, everyone.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Samhain: Guessing he probably just missed it. Should add you as Abysia and move Holey back to Agartha imo.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

I think I will sit this one out regardless. Holey is free to play whichever nation. Thanks though.

Re: Initiative: EA game for newbs, intermediates, experienced but not hard-core vets
 

Sorry- i did indeed miss the message.

HoleyDooley is Agartha. Samhain is Abyssia. You're not sitting this one out Samhain. You just got conscripted.

Re: Initiative: EA game- sign-ups closed. Game in preparation.
 

Game is now awaiting pretenders.

here is the link.

Parone i am presenting PMing you the password.

Re: Initiative: EA game- sign-ups closed. Game in preparation.
 

which rusty nails version? calahan's v4?

Re: Initiative: EA game- sign-ups closed. Game in preparation.
 

Good question- is that the one thats listed as 'dreams' under the map list on lamaserver or do i have to upload one?

I think dreams will work since we are ten land nations and one water nation. The ten land nation will get the assigned start positions but the water nation should start in a standard random water province. I think this is fine....


so i guess i'll use dreams.

"Plane of Rusty Nails- Dreams

143 land + 12 sea.
Fixed start positions: 10 land starts and 0 sea starts.
Note that sea nations can still play on this map, they just won't have fixed start positions.

Version of the Plane of Rusty Nails (v4) for the EA game Dreams of Ghatanothoa, with 10 set starting positions (none in the water)."

Re: Initiative: EA game- sign-ups closed. Game in preparation.
 

I have just uploaded my 10L+1W Plane of Rusty Nails map to the llamaserver for you to use. Letting the Water nation start randomly is a very bad idea as they could either end up in the 2-province pond, or they could be directly neighbouring a coastal Land nation (as random starts do not interact well for Land-Water nation placing). Please use the 2nd upload, as the first one had an error in it which I remembered about the very moment I finished uploading it :doh:

You only need the original image file to use the map and play the game (which you can download from the map thread for this map). You do not need the .map file. If anyone wants the .map file then please PM me, but I won't post it because that allows players to know the starting location of other nations (although having the .map file won't matter much if you are having VP marked capitals)


Edit - I also recommend either turning off auto-start or putting a message on the llamaserver screen asking people to please sign-up on this thread before they join. As there have been a few cases recently of random people joining llamaserver games who were not on the sign-up list, resulting in games needing to be restarted. ie. causing hassle basically. (turning autostart off prevents the game starting until you know everyone who should be playing is playing)

Re: Initiative: EA game- sign-ups closed. Game in preparation.
 

Thank you so much Calahan.

Re: Initiative: EA game. Eleven players. Upload Pretenders
 

There's a link to the image file at http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showp...72&postcount=1 if anyone needs it.

Re: Initiative: EA game. Eleven players. Upload Pretenders
 

Nations joined so far:
Agartha
Helheim
Abysia
Pangaea
Mictlan

Re: Initiative: EA game. Eleven players. Upload Pretenders
 

Everyone else, get those pretenders in!

Re: Initiative: EA game. Eleven players. Upload Pretenders
 

should be able to try and get a pretender in tonight, i think. sorry 4 the delay.